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How to Disable Autouse Fixtures in pytest

Oct 17, 20214 min read 64 views

pytest is a very robust framework that comes with lots of features. One such feature is the autouse fixtures, a.k.a xUnit setup on steroids. They are a special type of fixture that gets invoked automatically, and its main use case is to act as a set...

How to Disable Autouse Fixtures in pytest

15 Easy Ways to Trim a String in Python

Oct 3, 20218 min read 468 views

I'm not gonna lie. There are multiple ways you can trim a string in Python. The truth is, you don't need to know every one of them. In this article, you'll see only the most important techniques, such as stripping leading and trailing spaces (as well...

15 Easy Ways to Trim a String in Python

How to Choose Between isdigit(), isdecimal() and isnumeric() in Python

Sep 18, 20217 min read 375 views

In this post, you'll learn the subtle difference between str.isdigit, str.isdecimal, and str.isnumeric in Python 3 and how to choose the best one for the job. When processing strings, usually by reading them from some source, you might want to check ...

How to Choose Between isdigit(), isdecimal() and isnumeric() in Python

One Year of Blogging

Sep 5, 20216 min read 199 views

On the 31st of Aug 2020, I published my first ever blog post. It’s been a wild journey, full of ups and downs, but a very rewarding one. In this post, I will detail everything I’ve learned, show some numbers and plans for the next year to come. The M...

One Year of Blogging

How I Patched Python to Include This Ruby Feature

Aug 14, 202118 min read 785 views

In this post, I'll present how I changed Python’s source code and compiled from scratch to accept "else-less" if expressions, similar to Ruby's "inline if", also known as conditional modifier 👇 Why? The idea of having an else-less if expression in ...

How I Patched Python to Include This Ruby Feature

11 Useful Resources To Learn Python's Internals From Scratch

Jul 24, 20217 min read 2.0K views

"How does Python work internally?" I have been asking myself that question for the past few months and now it seems that I'm starting to grasp, slowly... During this time, I have grown a strong interest in learning more about the internal working of...

11 Useful Resources To Learn Python's Internals From Scratch